Stephen Mejias

This isn't exactly the way I submitted it to Tris, but if I created this list again tomorrow, it would again be different. So. My Top 10 of 2006 looked something like this:

If you're interested in a really special look at some of the best albums of 2006, you can visit The">http://www.trismccall.net/index.html">The Tris McCall Report. You'll find that Tris has just begun to unveil the results of his annual Critics">http://www.trismccall.net/critics_poll_2006_results.htm">Critics Poll. Today, he shares his thoughts on the voting results for the year's top albums. If you like what you read, check back each day this week for further commentary.

"You are the greatest."

While compiling the data for Recommended Components, I came across High Water Sound's new website. Stark, black backgrounds are broken by quiet images of strength and beauty, New York City's Brooklyn Bridge taken from so many lovely angles, presenting all of its long lines and promises. Brick walls, cold air, and hard work. 2-channel with attitude. It's always a nice surprise to find a good-looking audio website, so I congratulated High Water's Jeffrey Catalano on a job well-done.

And, if you're still feeling blue on this particularly gloomy Monday, check out today's">http://sobremesauk.blogspot.com/2007/01/cheer-up-1960s-style.html">toda… Sobremesa entry.

Good morning, _____.


Thank you so much for following the show blog. My goodness, these shows are such great work. Writing, in general, you know, is a kind of solitary activity. I think that's partly why I've been drawn to it; I'm a kind of solitary guy. But this team-effort show-blogging stuff is not solitary at all. The entire process runs opposite to what I normally think of writing and to how I approach writing. By the end — actually, almost right from the start — I am feeling completely drained.